In June 2015, the Foundation provided an $80,000 loan to the Athens Downtown Development Authority to partially finance renovations and the purchase and installation of equipment at 294 West Washington Street in downtown Athens. The DDA provided a simultaneous loan to The Rook and Pawn, LLC, the project’s developer. The completed project houses The Rook and Pawn, a bistro and board game café. The total project cost is $200,000.